ALSO TODAY Big trouble in Little Tibet By Gavin McNett Lightning strikes fans, but the bands play on Sharps & Flats Reviews of new CDs from Brian Wilson, Grant Lee Buffalo, Rod Stewart, John Fogerty and more (05/17/98) RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT The lost art of celebrity journalism By Charles Taylor Kenneth Tynan was the last great master of intelligent celebrity journalism (06/16/98) Home Movies By Charles Taylor Women on the verge (06/16/98) American squirm By Sarah Vowell Uneasy rider (06/15/98) Mr. Jealousy Reviewed by Charles Taylor Noah Baumbach's new urban comedy smartly satirizes self-involvement -- without being too self-involved (06/12/98) Six Days, Seven Nights Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek As cheap and predictable as a discount package tour, but still a terrific getaway (06/11/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY BOB BECHTOL

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S Madeleine Stowe plays a blind woman being stalked by a killer in the 1994 thriller Blink (8 p.m., Fox). The three-part series The Face of Russia (check local times, PBS) surveys Russia's culture and art throughout history. Historian James Billington hosts. A new American Masters (check local times, PBS) is an extensive look at the life and art of Alexander Calder. S P O R T S Baseball: Yankees at Orioles (7:30 p.m., ESPN) Dodgers at Padres (10:30 p.m., ESPN) World Cup: Chile vs. Austria (11 a.m., ESPN) Italy vs. Cameroon (2:30 p.m., ESPN) Best match of the day replay (8 p.m., ESPN2) S E R I E S On the first of two 3rd Rock from the Sun (8 p.m., NBC) reruns, Mary's brother (Bronson Pinchot) claims he was abducted by aliens. On the second episode (9 p.m.), Harry is ordered to quit watching TV and Tommy makes time with Mary. Dave and Lisa are forced by Mr. James to vie for their old job as news director on a rerun of NewsRadio (8:30 p.m., NBC). The docs go to Vegas, where McNeil's gambling addiction runs wild, on a rerun of Chicago Hope (10 p.m., CBS). T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Matthew McConaughey David Letterman (CBS) Ellen Barkin, Sonic Youth Jay Leno (NBC) Howie Mandel, Tyler Lee Magic Johnson (syndicated) Jerry O'Connell Charlie Rose (PBS) James Toback, Peter Biskind on Hollywood in the '70s Politically Incorrect (ABC) Joan Rivers, Andrea Thompson Conan O'Brien (NBC) Charles Grodin SALON | June 17, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/06/16glow.html">Tuesday, June 16, 1998

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